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Published: Dec. 13, 2017, 10 p.m.

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As we near the end of 2017 we take the opportunity to fill the couch \\u2013 both IRL and online \\u2013 with some familiar faces. It\\u2019s a full house indeed with Jim Lokay, Will Rutherford, Mike Pound, Cynthia Closkey, John Carman, Bobby Cherry, Brian Crawford, and Krause. But, we\\u2019ve still got our usual faces with Sorg and Chilla, and a very special visit from our Patreon supporter, Michael Fedor.
\\nWe\\u2019re starting the top of the show with everyone\\u2019s Awesome Thing of the Year items.
\\nChilla\\u2019s Awesome Thing of the Year is his Apple AirPods.
\\nBrian\\u2019s Awesome Thing of the Year is NOT the tech items he recently purchased \\u2013 but the sweet bag he got to carry it all!
\\nKrause\\u2019s Awesome Thing of the Year is his Google Pixel 2XL.
\\nWill\\u2019s Awesome Thing of the Year is a \\u201creally interesting idea.\\u201d He\\u2019s interested in TXT.FYI \\u2013 a stripped down blog.
\\nLokay\\u2019s Awesome Thing of the Year is HQ \\u2013 the quiz app.
\\nCynthia\\u2019s AirPods are her Awesome Thing for Life. As her Awesome Thing of the Year, she\\u2019s going with 17776.
\\nMike Pound\\u2019s Awesome Thing of the Year is Amazon Echo.
\\nPatreoner Michael Fedor\\u2019s Awesome Thing of the Year is Patreon\\u2019s redo of their fee structure.
\\nBobby is sharing his Awesome Thing of the Year \\u2013 his Google Home.
\\nJohn Carman\\u2019s Awesome Thing of the Year is Google\\u2019s Pixel Buds.
\\nSorg\\u2019s Awesome Thing of the Year is the realization of handheld internet through his AT&T Wireless plan.
\\nWe\\u2019re running through our 2017 predictions from last year \\u2013 and whether or not they actually came true.
\\nAnd, then we turn to predictions for 2018!(With a shout out to Rob Johnston and the Vine 2 launch!)
\\nLokay: Vine2 is going to be a failure.

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Will Rutherford: Net neutrality is going to get pushed through and it\\u2019s going to be a kerfluffle. ISPs are going to do what ISPs do, but customers are going to drop like flies. They\\u2019re going to lose so much business that they\\u2019re going to roll things back and it will all be for naught.

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Mike Pound: Digital side of journalism is going to continue to build in 2018.

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Cynthia Closkey: Continued escalation of Google/Apple/Amazon streaming war. Apple TV available for sale on Amazon again.

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Michael Fedor: Disney will have one major purchase in the next year. (Jokingly introduced with: Living under the United States of Disney. Disney will pay down national debt and come in on some sort of crisis.)

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John Carman: We\\u2019re going to see the first Amazon Key burglary.

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Bobby Cherry: Elon Musk is going to have some breakthrough next year \\u2013 through one of his companies.

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Chilla: We\\u2019re going to see another huge dropoff on PC technology.

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Brian Crawford: We\\u2019re going to start turning into cyborgs with our wearable tech and implant devices. We\\u2019re also going to see regulations regarding drones.

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Krause: AR is going to be a much bigger deal than even VR is now.

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Sorg: Podcasting is going to be de-emphasized in 2018.

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After the show remember to:

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Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com)

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Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we\\u2019re sharing and to join the discussion?

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Follow these awesome people on Twitter: Jim Lokay (@Lokay), Will Rutherford (@DjLunchbox), Mike Pound (@unclecrappy), Cynthia Closkey (@cynthiacloskey), John Carman (@carmanavenue), Bobby Cherry (@GoBobbo), Brian Crawford (@RiverTalkPGH), Krause (@KrazyKrause), Michael Fedor (@mikefedorshow), Chilla (@chilla) and Sorg (@Sorgatron)

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Have you seen our AwesomeTips videos?

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You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast!

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Remember to check out our friends at River\\u2019s Edge (@RiversEdgePGH) and The 405 Media who replay the show on their stream throughout the week!

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Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment; and view us livestreaming Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST!

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